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a three-point lead if you look at the nbc/"wall street journal" "maris poll, but if you look at the law school poll, it is 58% to 41%. both took out op-ed articles in the "wall street journal," and for cnn.com, both of these gentlemen going live today with the op-eds on our website. i highly encourage you to go the cnn.com and read both of the candidates' op-eds and you will be enlightened in some way or another. we are right back after this. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. ffor help finding a plan that's right for you, give unitedhealthcare a call today. >>> just four days, yes, and repeat it enough, four days to go to the polls, and that is four days to reach the reachable and sway the swayable for the candidates who want your vote. you have heard it for months, you have four more days to hear it. ohio, you have 18 electoral votes, and it is critical. barack obama and mitt romney want all of the 18 electoral votes, and while governor mitt romney made the closing argument speech fro
a three-point lead if you look at the nbc/"wall street journal" "maris poll, but if you look at the law school poll, it is 58% to 41%. both took out op-ed articles in the "wall street journal," and for cnn.com, both of these gentlemen going live today with the op-eds on our website. i highly encourage you to go the cnn.com and read both of the candidates' op-eds and you will be enlightened in some way or another. we are right back after this. ♪ (sirens) (train horn)...
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that's one of the reasons, the national guard has been called out in certain areas, to assist local law enforcement. in some cases they are going going door to door, and brought out heavy equipment for the removal of snow. you need earth moving equipment. and so far, they are hoping people are staying put. as far as trying to account for everybody, they don't have anybody known to be missing or have rescue operations under way it will get worse tonight before it will get better. >> martin savidge, thank you for reporting. >>> up next, a 250,000-pound crane, still tonight dangling 90 stories above midtown manhattan. the question is, can it be brought down safely? we have someone who knows that answer. >>> and floating cars and flooded subways have brought a large part of new york city to a standstill. one of the greatest subway systems in the world and relied upon by millions to make the city function. it's shut down. governor of ge. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even t
that's one of the reasons, the national guard has been called out in certain areas, to assist local law enforcement. in some cases they are going going door to door, and brought out heavy equipment for the removal of snow. you need earth moving equipment. and so far, they are hoping people are staying put. as far as trying to account for everybody, they don't have anybody known to be missing or have rescue operations under way it will get worse tonight before it will get better. >> martin...
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>> mother-in-law and gardener. my son james and my brother-in-law who's disabled, thomas. so we were all in the house and it was hell. the water, we just watched the water come and come and come and we couldn't leave if we wanted to. our cars floated away. we had 400, 500 feet away from where they were. they just floated away. >> but jack, as you're watching the floodwaters you and your family bringing the family up to the second floor of the home. what point do you hear the explosions outside, look out your window and see the fire? >> we were watching the fire and saying, oh my god. we're lucky where the area where we live in is lasagna lane and very spread out. the fires were in the walks. the houses are very close to each other. they're like five, six feet away from one house to the next. i have a huge piece of property so i couldn't -- it would be very hard for fire to jump. so i was extremely lucky and i was, you know, manning the pumps and manning the generator and kept us alive and in good condition. so, i mean, thank god for this. >> thank god for that is right. we
>> mother-in-law and gardener. my son james and my brother-in-law who's disabled, thomas. so we were all in the house and it was hell. the water, we just watched the water come and come and come and we couldn't leave if we wanted to. our cars floated away. we had 400, 500 feet away from where they were. they just floated away. >> but jack, as you're watching the floodwaters you and your family bringing the family up to the second floor of the home. what point do you hear the...
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the damage, he was able to pick out different homes, well, my sister lives in this one, her father in law lives in this one. three elderly sisters, live side by side by side. he was able to see what was gone, what was missing. homes there that caught fire. we have others along the bay. those also completely destroyed. some of them have been knocked off foundations. others are sinking into the sand. there are those where the front have completely sheared off. all of that will have to be rebuilt. we did speak to some folks and they said, you know, it's a community and they will get it done. >> the exterior of the house is destroyed, and not only from the fire melts, but also from the surge. the tidal surge that happened here, the exterior, things are just thrown around and as we walked around, you can see that. it was not just devastation from the fire that's here. it's from the tidal surge. >> it's so devastating to be here to see it. it's like a war zone to us. >> reporter: now, there are a couple of people who live here year round. there was one firefighter who actually helped. he said,
the damage, he was able to pick out different homes, well, my sister lives in this one, her father in law lives in this one. three elderly sisters, live side by side by side. he was able to see what was gone, what was missing. homes there that caught fire. we have others along the bay. those also completely destroyed. some of them have been knocked off foundations. others are sinking into the sand. there are those where the front have completely sheared off. all of that will have to be rebuilt....
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some states don't have laws to punish elector who is go their own way. if there is a tie, expect swayable electors who become very, very possible to some and a source of anger to others. we're not saying it's definitely go to be happen, but the fact that there is this electorate system, that congress would suddenly have to go through that process. >> if there were a tie. >> they would trigger this process. >> and they would have to continue to look the way it does if the senate looked that way. >> those are likely. but, yeah, i mean look, what we know is those are the laws that are on the books and it's another reminder why a lot of people want to update this system from the electoral college. which should make a lot of sense from the start centurieies ago. it made sense for states to say we're going to choose some people to go to a meeting and oversee picking the president who will be over all of us. >> you think things are tense now? oh, my goodness. >> it's a headache. >> and all kinds of folks are making predictions based on interesting things. a foo
some states don't have laws to punish elector who is go their own way. if there is a tie, expect swayable electors who become very, very possible to some and a source of anger to others. we're not saying it's definitely go to be happen, but the fact that there is this electorate system, that congress would suddenly have to go through that process. >> if there were a tie. >> they would trigger this process. >> and they would have to continue to look the way it does if the...
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they've been looking at all the voter laws in these swing states just for the possibility that this could happen in ohio or colorado or florida or, you know, any of the -- virginia, any of those other swing states. >> you're seeing evidence in ohio, john, of a lot of lawyers getting ready to get involved if necessary. >> reporter: and let's hope it doesn't happen. but they're watching this through the early voting process. there are observers when you go to the early voting there are observers from both campaigns. both campaigns are trying to turn out the focus in this last weekend you can vote now because of the court decisions and the like you can vote now through monday. each campaign has a list of people who promised to vote early. if you haven't voted, they're calling you saying you promised to vote this morning, you didn't show up. do you need a ride? what can we do? they expect it could be close enough that, yes, as candy noted, some states have an automatic depending on the ballot of the vote, that's could have, would have, should have, but this is so close in so many battleground
they've been looking at all the voter laws in these swing states just for the possibility that this could happen in ohio or colorado or florida or, you know, any of the -- virginia, any of those other swing states. >> you're seeing evidence in ohio, john, of a lot of lawyers getting ready to get involved if necessary. >> reporter: and let's hope it doesn't happen. but they're watching this through the early voting process. there are observers when you go to the early voting there...
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and that is a law passed by congress to sort of watch out for minority rights in certain states. that parentally has at least part of the mission here, fred. >> all right. joe johns, thanks so much. we'll check back with you later on as the day develops. thanks so much. >>> meantime, let's talk about the new york area. staten island in particular. one of the hardest hit areas after superstorm sandy. we'll meet a family whose home was destroyed but that apatientapatient -- apparently is just the beginning of their loss. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. [ male
and that is a law passed by congress to sort of watch out for minority rights in certain states. that parentally has at least part of the mission here, fred. >> all right. joe johns, thanks so much. we'll check back with you later on as the day develops. thanks so much. >>> meantime, let's talk about the new york area. staten island in particular. one of the hardest hit areas after superstorm sandy. we'll meet a family whose home was destroyed but that apatientapatient --...
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possible violations of federal voting rights laws. and they're also supposed to protect the rights of access to the ballot on election day. many of the places these federal observers are actually going to have been previously identified as places to watch by the court or the justice department. and, don, we also got word today that the justice department is watching early voting in florida. put out a little statement announcing they're going to be observing voting in the miami-dade area. we didn't hear anymore than that. we do know in miami-dade there have been some serious problems with traffic and people being able to get in. the lines are just so long right now for early voting in south florida. >> man, it's going to be something to watch. see what happens on tuesday. joe johns, thank you very much. we want to tell you that president obama's set to speak any moment in ohio. and we're back right after the break. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was impor
possible violations of federal voting rights laws. and they're also supposed to protect the rights of access to the ballot on election day. many of the places these federal observers are actually going to have been previously identified as places to watch by the court or the justice department. and, don, we also got word today that the justice department is watching early voting in florida. put out a little statement announcing they're going to be observing voting in the miami-dade area. we...
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he says he took his 88-year-old mother-in-law and 98-year-old father-in-law to vote because they may not get many more chances to share the experience. >> we want you to send us your votergraph. cnn.com/early start. it is the candidates final push before the big vote. will battleground states hold surprises? anderson cooper takes a closer look. you are going to watch america's choice 2012 countdown to election day on sunday night, 8:00 eastern. >>> next, tired of being treated like the other burrow? staten island hit hard by hurricane sandy. they are begging the government for help. i mean it when i say begging. they are criticizing the mayor's decision to hold the marathon sunday despite the devastation. . ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. m
he says he took his 88-year-old mother-in-law and 98-year-old father-in-law to vote because they may not get many more chances to share the experience. >> we want you to send us your votergraph. cnn.com/early start. it is the candidates final push before the big vote. will battleground states hold surprises? anderson cooper takes a closer look. you are going to watch america's choice 2012 countdown to election day on sunday night, 8:00 eastern. >>> next, tired of being treated...